risk one's life; brave deadly dangers
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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to risk one's life; to brave life-and-death dangers; to go through fire and water
literaryOriginally from the Tao Te Ching (《道德经》). Describes entering dangerous situations or battlefields where death is a real possibility. Often used to describe soldiers, firefighters, or anyone performing heroic, dangerous duties.
Xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
men们
chū出
shēng生
rù入
sǐ死
，
cóng从
dà大
huǒ火
zhōng中
jiù救
chū出
le了
bèi被
kùn困
de的
qún群
zhòng众
。
The firefighters risked their lives to rescue trapped civilians from the raging fire.
Zhè这
xiē些
lǎo老
zhàn战
shì士
zài在
zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
chū出
shēng生
rù入
sǐ死
，
lì立
xià下
le了
hè赫
hè赫
zhàn战
gōng功
。
These veteran soldiers braved life-and-death dangers on the battlefield and earned glorious military merits.
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Wèi为
le了
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
xiàng项
mì秘
mì密
rèn任
wù务
，
tā他
chū出
shēng生
rù入
sǐ死
，
shēn深
rù入
dí敌
hòu后
。
To complete this secret mission, he risked his life and went deep behind enemy lines.